Cincinnati-based comedian Kelly Collette discusses most troubling parts of the women’s bathroom, cuddling during a boxing match, and does some karaoke with the crowd in this hilarious episode of Put it on Tape.
She has been a finalist on CMT’s Next Big Comic, and tours clubs throughout the country. Her jokes have been featured on Pandora, Sirius XM, and NPR. Her comedy special, I Made You This, comes out on DryBar in summer of 2022. Kelly was named Citybeat’s Best Comedian in 2020.
Recently she was selected to be an Artist In Residence at Acadia National Park for 2022, the first standup comedian in the National Parks history.
Kelly has performed at the prestigious Limestone Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, Gilda’s Laughfest (Best of the Midwest showcase) and The Lucielle Ball Comedy Festival. She headlined the 2019 Super Dope Comedy Festival. Kelly toured with The Nobodies of Comedy, a national theatre tour of comedians you should know.
Kelly is also a featured emcee and storyteller. She has emceed for the Cincinnati Reds and has twice been a storyteller for USA Today’s Storyteller Project Kelly spoke at the Ohio Women’s March.
Kelly’s writing has been published for Bust Magazine. In 2016 she wrote, produced and directed a parody play called “Reservoir Dames”. This all-female adaptation of “Reservoir Dogs” sold out and gained national attention. Her original play “Bloody Mary” (a horror comedy) debuted at the Know Theatre in 2020. She recently partnered with Gorilla Cinema and Pan American Airlines and wrote a script for an immersive 1960s pop up cocktail experience that is traveling the country.
Four By Three Productions: Four By Three Comedy has produced comedy specials in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Scraton and have had a blast doing it.
